Hanging, Bed

Object Name:

Hanging, Bed

Object ID:

1983.002.29.2

Place of Origin:

England

Date:

1770-1800

Description:

Bed curtain. Probably owned by Eliphalet and Patience (Evans) Coffin, Dover, NH, 1770-1800. One of a matching set of three. Made of green harateen (also harrateen), plain weave with woolen weft and worsted warp yarns, with a hot cylinder pressed water pattern with a 34" repeat. Constructed of two panels, one 27" (loom width), the other 13" wide, seamed with a 0.25" backstitch hemmed. Selvedge on right front facing edge. Top edge turned under and trimmed with 0.5" woven hemp tape, darted, stitched, and looped at 5.5" increments with a brass or bronze metal loop. Originally secured for eight loops; four loops are completely lost, three remain secured to the curtain, one loop is separate from the curtain. Left and bottom edge turned under, right plain selvedge edges trimmed with 0.75" vertical striped red, brown, pink, and white woven tape.

Material:

Textile
Wool
Bast
Linen
Brass
Bronze

Dimensions:

W-39.5 L-74 inches

Provenance:

Gift of George F. Sawyer, Durham, NH, and Charles H. Sawyer, Ann Arbor, MI. Collected by the Sawyer family. "From Coffin House, Dover, NH" written on attached label. This was the home of Eliphalet and Patience (Evans) Coffin of Dover.

Credit Line:

Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer

People:

Coffin, Eliphalet (1742-1808), Coffin, Patience (1745-1825), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)

Subjects:

Wool, Bed curtain, Bedding, Textiles cylinder printed, Linen, Hemp, Harrateen